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On the recordOctober 4, 2021
The National Flood Insurance Program only supports people who can afford to buy flood insurance; almost precisely the opposite of how this program should work.
Said by
Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Bush argues that the flood insurance program fails to assist those who need it most.

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